Chris Bauer
Biography
Chris Bauer (born October 28, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for his television work in The Wire, Third Watch, True Blood, Survivor's Remorse, The Deuce and the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. He has also appeared on Broadway as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire. He has originated roles in plays by David Mamet, John Patrick Shanley and Jez Butterworth.
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Acting History
2025
Eenie Meanie as Gary
2025Find Your Friends as Russell
2025Our Hero, Balthazar
2025Henry Johnson as Mr. Barnes
2025Thunderbolts* as Holt
2023Fellow Travelers as Joe McCarthy
2023Poker Face as Don Hooper
2022Bosch: Legacy as Deputy Jack Garrity
2022Gaslit as James McCord
2021Heels as Wild Bill Hancock
2021The Little Things as Detective Sal Rizoli
2019For All Mankind as Deke Slayton
20193 Days with Dad as Father Rose
2019A Dog's Way Home as Kurch
2018FBI as Dan Osborne
2017Law & Order True Crime as Tim Rutten
2017The Deuce as Bobby Dwyer
2016Wolves as Charlie
2016Sully as Larry Rooney
2016Money Monster as Lt. Nelson
2016Temps as Mike
2016American Crime Story as Det. Tom Lange
2015Tomorrowland as Frank's Dad
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Dennis Kole
2012Elementary as Detective Gerry Coventry
2011Unforgettable as Dennis Halsey
2011The Conspirator as Major Smith
2010Hawaii Five-0 as Cory Sampson
2009Modern Family as Officer Stablitzky
2009The Good Wife as James McCloon
2009Parks and Recreation as Harold
2008Life on Mars as Father Tim
2008Fringe as Brian Dempsey
2008True Blood as Andy Bellefleur
2008Diminished Capacity
2008New Amsterdam as Andrew Gleason
2007The Black Donnellys as Huey Farrell
2006The Lost Room as Lou Destefano
2006Sounds Like as Larry Pearce
2006Flags of Our Fathers as Commandant Vandegrift
2006Smith as Dodd
2006Bernard and Doris as Chef
2006The Exonerated as Cop #1
2006Conviction as Mr. Foye
2005Masters of Horror
2005Criminal Minds as Ted Bryar
2005The Notorious Bettie Page as Irving Klaw
2005Broken Flowers as Dan
2005Our Fathers as Olan Horne
2005The Office as Harry Jannerone
2005Tilt as Leeland 'Lee' Nickel
2005Numb3rs as Ray Galuski
2005Jonny Zero
2004Keane as Bartender
2002Angels Crest as Teddy
2002The Wire as Frank Sobotka
2002Bug as Ernie
2001Taking Back Our Town as James Melancon
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Murtaugh
200161* as Bob Cerv
2000Animal Factory as Bad Eye
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Detective Paul Browning
2000The Photographer as Paul
2000High Fidelity as Paul
1999Cradle Will Rock as VTA - Carpenter
1999Sweet and Lowdown as Ace
1999Flawless as Jacko
1999Third Watch as Fred Yokas
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Bill Tattenger
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Tom Cole
1999The Hunley as Simkins
19998MM as Machine
1998A Cool, Dry Place as Larry Ives
1997The Devil's Advocate as Gettys
1997The Myth of Fingerprints as Jerry
1997Snow White: A Tale of Terror as Konrad
1997Face/Off as Ivan Dubov
1997Fools Rush In as Phil
1997Colin Fitz as Tony Baby Shark
1994New York Undercover
1990Law & Order as Homeless David
1990Law & Order as Mickey Scott
1990Law & Order as Sergeant in Wheelchair
1990Law & Order as Jack Costa
—Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey as Tom Koby
—Thena as Marv